9780888665232 - Thucydides: The Artful Reporter von Hunter, Virginia; Wickersham, John (5 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good-. Minor pencilling to first few pages. Scholar's name to ffep (Carolyn Dewald). A couple of corners bumped. DJ has chipping, small tears, DJ spine faded.; Attempts to set out the pattern of history as Thucydides saw it. Shows how the historian imposes upon his readers his own views of the issues involved, his own opinions of the leaders, and his own conception of human nature. Rather than examine the facts of Thucydides' history, Hunter shows what Thucydides was doing in writing it, and how he elucidated the meaning of history and man's capacity to intervene in a seemingly inevitable process.; 210 pages.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. A Very Good or slightly better copy (owner's name) in blue hard covers, in a price-clipped Very Good dust jacket with a small tear at the top edge of the rear panel. Light cover wear, sound binding, clean/unmarked within (and not ex-library). Book.

Zustand: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,550grams, ISBN:0888665237.

Hard Cover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. xi, 210pp, index, bibliography, appendix, footnotes. Or blue cloth in jacket. Price clipped, tiny chip to top front of jacket. Thucydides was an unusually accurate recorder of the events leading to the downfall of the Athenian Empire. Here the author shows what he was doing in writing his History, and how he elucidated the meaning of history and man's capacity to intervene in a seemingly inevitable process. Size: 8vo.

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